Tennessee Valley Authority

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) engaged in three major initiatives during fiscal year (FY) 2009 through FY 2013 related to workforce productivity and operational performance: DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.'s (DBA) workforce performance, McKinsey and Company's Pilot and Performance Boost...

The OIG performed six agreed-upon procedures requested solely to assist management in determining the validity of the Winning Performance payout awards for the year ended September 30, 2014. Following are the results of the procedures applied.The fiscal year (FY) 2014 Winning Performance goals for...

The OIG monitored the work of TVA's external auditor, Ernst & Young LLP (EY), to assure the work was performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS). Our review of their work, as differentiated from an audit in accordance with GAGAS, was not intended to enable...

As part of our annual audit plan, we performed an interim audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Bechtel Power Corporation for providing engineering, procurement, construction, and related services in support of the completion of TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2. Our...

As part of our annual audit plan, we audited costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Nexant, Inc., for commercial and industrial energy efficiency services. Our audit included $63.6 million in costs paid by TVA between December 29, 2009, and March 21, 2014. Our objective was to...

As part of our annual audit plan, we audited costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by VECTOR JV. VECTOR is a joint venture between Bechtel Power Corporation and Sargent & Lundy LLC, providing engineering services for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Unit 1. Our objective was to determine if...

The OIG audited approximately $3.36 million in costs billed to TVA by Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTES) as of September 30, 2014. In summary, we found costs billed to TVA were supported by invoices paid to third parties by BTES. However, we noted (1) instances where costs billed were not...

As part of our annual audit plan, the OIG performed an interim audit of costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Canal Barge Company, Inc. (Canal) for transporting coal by barge to the Cumberland Fossil Plant under contract number 40753. Our audit included $141.3 million in costs paid...

While, generally, TVA effectively monitors gas and pipeline transportation costs and efficiently manages storage capacity, the OIG identified opportunities to improve the monitoring of natural gas and transportation costs. Specifically, we determined TVA did not (1) track the financial impact of...

The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) is meant to bolster computer and network security within the federal government. In accordance with FISMA and guidance from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, TVA and the TVA OIG are required to report on agency-wide IT security...